Matthew Dennis Lewis
Matthew Dennis Lewis | |
|---|---|
| Born | Harpursville, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2012 – present |
Matthew Dennis Lewis is an American actor notable for appearing in the Netflix Western series Godless (2017) and chess prodigy series The Queen’s Gambit (2020).
He appears with his twin brother Russell Dennis Lewis in several shows.
Early life[]
Matthew Dennis Lewis was born and raised in the town of Binghamton in the Southern Tier of New York[1][2] and has three brothers, one of which is fellow actor twin Russell.[3] He worked at a tanning salon,[1] as a fitness and swimwear model,[3] before deciding to pursue acting. His brother Russ was already a student at an acting conservatory in New York City.[1] Lewis moved to New York City and trained and competed in the martial art of Muay Thai.[1] Having a martial arts background helped Lewis secure many earlier parts in his acting career.[1] Lewis lived in New York City for six years before moving to Los Angeles[2] where he currently[when?] resides and works.[3] He has stated that he would have considered studying marine biology or kinesiology had his acting career not taken off.[2]
Career[]
Although achieving much success as an individual actor, Matthew Dennis Lewis has forged an accomplished working partnership as twins on many productions alongside his twin brother Russell,[3] in the CBS series Blue Bloods, and the supernatural thriller Burning Shadow,[4] as well as playing the Devlin brothers in the Netflix Western series Godless (2017) and in the chess prodigy series The Queen’s Gambit in 2020.[1][5]
Filmography[]
Film[]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Off the Grid | Matt |
| 2016 | Scripted (Short) | Chaz |
| 2016 | The Tale of a Pusher | Policeman |
| 2016 | Happy Hour (Short) | Sam |
| 2017 | For God and Country (Short) | Noah Adams |
| 2018 | Burning Shadow [4] | Charlie |
| 2019 | D-Day: Battle of Omaha Beach | Robbins |
| 2019 | Midway | Frank O'Flaherty |
| 2020 | Sins Unveiled (Short) | Henry |
| 2020 | There's No Such Thing as Vampires | Cameron |
Television[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | On the Case with Paula Zahn | Kevin Green | Season 7 - Episode 2 - "Painful Memories" |
| 2013 | Couples Who Kill | Casey Ledbetter | Season 6 - Episode 8 - "A Mother's Worst Nightmare" |
| 2013 | My Boring Life | Man | 1 Episode - Tuesday |
| 2013 | Scorned: Love Kills | Peter Giffin / J.R. Taylor | Season 2 - Episode 2 - "Blood on the Boardwalk" & 12 - "Addicted to Sex" |
| 2014 | Murder Book (TV Series documentary) | Carson Shack | Episode - "Snake in the Grass" |
| 2015 | Unusual Suspects (TV Series documentary) | Jesse Coolridge | 1 Episode - "Nightmare Field" |
| 2016 | Married with Secrets (TV Series documentary) | DJ Gliniewicz | Episode - "A Darker Shade of Blue" |
| 2016 | Chasing Foxes (TV Series) | Wynn Bishop (2016) | |
| 2017 | Godless | Donnie Devlin | 7 episodes |
| 2019 | Blue Bloods | Seth Rhodes | Season 9 - Episode 21 – "Identity" |
| 2019 | I Am the Night | Officer Jennings | Episode 3 - "Dark Flower" |
| 2020 | The Queen’s Gambit | Mike | 4 episodes - "End Game", "Middle Game", "Doubled Pawns", "Exchanges" |
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f "Meet Matthew Dennis Lewis". voyagela.com. April 13, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Matthew Dennis Lewis wants you to help him Unveil some Sins". teeco71.com. May 15, 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Young star on the rise in Hollywood, Matthew Dennis Lewis". popwrapped.com. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
- ^ a b "Bleiburg Entertainment - Burning Shadow". bleibergent.com. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- ^ "New shows to stream this weekend on Netflix: Oct. 23-25, The Queen's Gambit". hiddenremote.com. October 23, 2020.
External links[]
- Living people
- 21st-century American actors
- People from New York (state)
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- American identical twin actors